Portrait miniature of a lady
Portrait Miniature
ca. 1770-1810 (made)
ca. 1770-1810 (made)
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Portrait miniature on ivory of a woman in a frame set with hair on the reverse, signed 'S.A'
Object details
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| Title | Portrait miniature of a lady (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on ivory |
| Brief description | Portrait miniature, Portrait of a woman, attributed to either Samuel Andrews or Sarah Addington, watercolour on ivory, ca. 1770-1810 |
| Physical description | Portrait miniature on ivory of a woman in a frame set with hair on the reverse, signed 'S.A' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | S.A (Signed on bottom right) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Grace Valentine Stephenson as part of the R. H. Stephenson Bequest |
| Historical context | Portrait miniatures were frequently exchanged between loved ones and family in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain as tokens of affection and remembrance. |
| Bibliographic reference | Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981 |
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| Accession number | P.53-1929 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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